texinode(Invocation)(Files)(Introduction)(Top) chapter(Invocation) cindex(invocation) sect(Invocation Options) cindex(flags, shell) cindex(shell flags) If the tt(-s) flag is not present and an argument is given, the first argument is taken to be the pathname of a script to execute. The remaining arguments are assigned to the positional parameters. The following flags are interpreted by the shell when invoked: startitem() item(tt(-c) var(string))( Read commands from var(string). ) item(tt(-i))( Force shell to be interactive. ) item(tt(-s))( Read command from the standard input. ) enditem()